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School Work. Seminarians teamed up with security guards in five U.S. cities over the summer to work on issues of low wages and lack of benefits in security work. The 10-week program was sponsored by Interfaith Worker Justice and the AFL-CIO.

Seeing Black. In May, a broad coalition of African-American leaders launched the Millions More Movement and announced a three-day mobilization to be held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14 to 16. The event will commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Million Man March.

Boat Bounty

In May, residents of Adele, Somalia, received fishing boats
with the help of SAACID, the first Somali womens NGO, in
response to the December 2004 tsunami. The project, which
provided boats and fishing supplies to 46 households and a
months supply of food to 100 households, was sponsored by

Sundays for Darfur

Hundreds gathered at sites around Washington, D.C., in June
and July to pray for and demand justice in Darfur, Sudan. The
series of public worship services on five consecutive Sundays was
organized by Brian McLaren of Cedar Ridge Community Church in

Labor Movement

In June, six Iraqi labor union leader - representatives of
three major Iraqi labor organizations - visited the United States
to discuss their struggle for equitable labor practices under
U.S. occupation. Saddam Hussein issued Law 150 in 1987 to
prohibit workers in state-owned enterprises from joining unions.

Foxhole Conversions?

The Gregg Gift Company started selling Bible covers in 1971 out of a garage in Southern California.

The Gregg Gift Company started selling Bible covers in 1971
out of a garage in Southern California. While most of the
companys stock tends toward inspirational products, with
designs from artists such as Thomas Kinkade and Mary Engelbreit,

A Classified View

In May, the Pentagon accidentally released classified sections
of a U.S. report on the killing of Italian intelligence officer
Nicola Calipari by U.S. forces at a checkpoint along "Route
Irish," the highway between the Baghdad airport and the
Green Zone. The report, which revealed information about daily
life on the front lines, also noted that "the U.S. considers
all of Iraq a combat zone." Below are more stats from the
report.

Hope in Fallujah

An Iraqi boy helps with a cleanup project organized in
Fallujah, Iraq, by the Muslim Peacemaker Teams. Street cleaning
and praying with Sunni Muslims were the teams first public
actions. The Muslim Peacemaker Teams, founded in February, grew

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Imagine the scene. The Sunday school
class crowds around in a circle, waiting for the morning Bible
story. The teacher sits down, opens the Holy Book, and with a
whoosh the word of God ignites before the astonished faces of
impressionable youth.

Counter Recruiters

On Capitol Hill in May, faith-based organizations announced
the "I Will Not Kill" campaign to educate youth
targeted by military recruiters. The campaigns goal is to
make youth more aware of their rights regarding military service,
educate them about the impact of war, promote a culture of life

Life Education

In May, Taiwans legislative branch was pressured to
revise its Genetic Health Law to require a six-day waiting
period, rather than three days, before an abortion. A bipartisan
group of women legislators, church groups, and civil society
organizations launched the Grand Alliance for Respect of Life and